Published randomized controlled trials of drug therapy for dementia often lack complete data on harm
Lee PE, Fischer HD, Rochon PA, Gill SS, Herrmann N, Bell CM, Sykora K, Anderson GM. J Clin Epidemiol. 2008; 61(11):1152-60. Epub 2008 Jul 10.
Publications
Antipsychotic therapy and short-term serious events in older adults with dementia
Rochon PA, Normand SL, Gomes T, Gill SS, Anderson GM, Melo M, Sykora K, Lipscombe L, Bell CM, Gurwitz JH. Arch Intern Med. 2008; 168(10):1090-6.
Design and implementation of a population-based registry of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) in Ontario
Lee DS, Birnie D, Cameron D, Crystal E, Dorian P, Gula LJ, Healey JS, Janmohammed A, Khaykin Y, Krahn AD, LeFeuvre C, Simpson CS, Yee R, Hardy J, Slaughter PM, Chen Z, Alter DA, Laupacis A, Tu JV; Population-Based Registry of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators. Heart Rhythm. 2008; 5(9):1250-6. Epub 2008 May 24.
Thiazolidinediones and cardiovascular outcomes in older patients with diabetes
Lipscombe LL, Gomes T, Levesque LE, Hux JE, Juurlink DN, Alter DA. JAMA. 2007; 298(22):2634-43.
Impact of a fluoroquinolone restriction policy in an elderly population
Mamdani M, McNeely D, Evans G, Hux J, Oh P, Forde N, Conly J. Am J Med. 2007; 120(10):893-900.
A population-based study of cholinesterase inhibitor utilization for dementia
Herrmann N, Gill SS, Bell CM, Anderson GM, Bronskill SE, Shulman KI, Fischer HD, Sykora K, Shi HS, Rochon PA. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007; 55(10):1517-23. Epub 2007 Aug 14.
Antipsychotic drug use and mortality in older adults with dementia
Gill SS, Bronskill SE, Normand SL, Anderson G, Sykora K, Lam K, Bell CM, Lee PE, Fischer HD, Herrmann N, Gurwitz JH, Rochon PA. Ann Intern Med. 2007; 146(11):775-86.
Initiation of benzodiazepines in the elderly after hospitalization
Bell CM, Fischer HD, Gill SS, Zagorski B, Sykora K, Wodchis WP, Herrmann N, Bronskill SE, Lee PE, Anderson GM, Rochon PA. J Gen Intern Med. 2007; 22(7):1024-9. Epub 2007 Apr 24.
A population-based case-cohort study of the risk of myocardial infarction following radiation therapy for breast cancer
Paszat LF, Vallis KA, Benk VM, Groome PA, Mackillop WJ, Wielgosz A. Radiother Oncol . 2007; 82(3):294-300. Epub 2007 Feb 5.
Atypical antipsychotics and parkinsonism
Rochon PA, Stukel TA, Sykora K, Gill S, Garfinkel S, Anderson GM, Normand SL, Mamdani M, Lee PE, Li P, Bronskill SE, Marras C, Gurwitz JH. Arch Intern Med. 2005; 165(16):1882-8.